What are the most common parts that need to be replaced on the Estate and Champion Wine Openers and why?
The guide slug is the most common replacement part. If this piece is cracked, the opener cannot uncork the bottle. This can happen if the wine opener encounters a really hard cork or sometimes a synthetic cork. Because the part is cast and then fused together, unusual pressure can cause it to crack. It is easy to replace and the cost is only $2.50 plus mailing costs. A wine opener can open thousands of bottles without encountering this problem or in rare cases only a few bottles. The auger is another part that may need to be replaced at some time. Again, the cause can be a hard or synthetic cork that can bend or snap the auger. And, this is also an easy, repair at home, part. This part is $10.00 plus mailing costs. We also sell the guide slug and the auger as a kit – auger kit . If you’ve had your opener a long time (before 1994) you will probably need to order the two parts. At that time we changed from a wire auger to a machined auger. The new guide slug will not work with the old au
